It’s official: Dubstep isn’t going anywhere. Even Taylor Swift has sampled the genre’s electronically warbled bass lines in her latest release, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” taking dubstep from the clubs ...

Mainstream music has a history of taking musical genres, smoothing out the rough edges and turning them into something easily digestible to the masses. Punk rock went from being the music of rebellion ...

Dubstep music started in London around the turn of this century. Derived from styles such as garage, dub, and drum and bass, dubstep is known for downtempo rhythms with an off-kilter shuffle. A strict ...

So thanks to our pal Skrillex and his utterly inescapable ubiquitousness since the Grammys, dubstep has steadily made its way into the mainstream to the chagrin of true aficionados and the delight of ...

It was the album format that freed dubstep to comment on city life, urban decay, War On Terror paranoia and the meaning of ...

Dubstep is a tricky one. Like electro or deep house, it can be a descriptor for multiple types of music that are often in direct opposition to one another but confusingly called the same thing. Most ...

For a genre where a large part of its growth and fanbase are directly attributed to how massive the scene is online, it's amazing to think about the l March 5, 2013 ...

He helped popularise the genre, which emerged out of London in the late 1990s. (Dominic Lipinski/PA) DJ Cookie Monsta, who created music within the dubstep genre, has died aged 31. The disc jockey and ...

Dubstep producer, DJ and Benga-collaborator Walsh has died aged 40, his family have confirmed. The Croydon-born producer passed away suddenly last week, though a cause of death has yet to be confirmed ...

Diplo attempts to sift through the rapidly changing sands of dubstep, with help from Rusko as well as Benga, Zomby, Joker & Ginz, and James Blake. Save this story Save this story After incubating and ...

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